(Meadow Mari)

GenPoss

GenPoss: The possessor, whether noun or pronoun, precedes the possessed noun.

(1)joltaš-em-šaməč-ənpört-əštpeškugu.
friend1SGPLGENhouse3PLverybig
’My friends’ house is very big.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 75)

(2)tud-ənolmapakča-žekugu?
(s)heGENapplegarden3SGbig
’Is his/her apple garden big?’ (Alhoniemi 1986: 11)

In Meadow Mari the possessor – irrespective of whether it is a noun or a pronoun – always precedes the possessed noun in a neutral sentence (Kangasmaa-Minn 1998: 236-237).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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